Take a look at these jaw-dropping photos of a U.S. B-52, F-22s and French jets over Paris western suburbs

April 20, 2016 Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

The 100th anniversary of the Lafayette Escadrille flyover from a different point of view.

As already explained, on Apr. 20, one B-52, four F-22 Raptor fighters (from their deployment base at RAF Lakenheath), three FAF Mirage 2000Ns and one FAF Rafale performed flyovers during the ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Lafayette Escadrille’s formation.

The aircraft flew over the memorial in Marnes-la-Coquette, in the western suburbs of Paris, France, that celebrates all 269 American pilots who flew with the French Air Force as part of the larger Lafayette Flying Corps before and during WWI.

Here are some more interesting photographs released by the French Air Force.

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.

Jan Schmidt says:

April 22, 2016 at 2:18 AM

ahhhh paris – vive la france!
Uniform223 says:

April 22, 2016 at 1:41 PM

See those F-22s and that B-52? That is what winning looks like
Bez says:

April 22, 2016 at 6:41 PM

1916 was not before WW1. It was only before America’s entry into that war.
George of the Jungle says:

April 23, 2016 at 1:30 AM

Don’t you want to comment the F22 vs. Rafale in Emirates?? :) The F22 didn’t open his “ammunition bunker” (sorry Google translation) it seems…
https://theaviationist.com/2013/06/19/f-22-shot-down-by-rafale/
Hahahaha! A french admirer (from Switzerland).
I guess that’s a provocation to our friends from the other side of the Atlantic ocean.
PS: could be a good idea to reopen the F22 factory… ’cause you are going to have some troubles with your “amazing” F35 :( Or how to lose air superiority!